Community Living

Construction begins on $100M Liven Willow Rise land lease estate in Gympie as Stage 1 sells out in 24 hours

A sod-turning ceremony has marked the start of construction at Liven Willow Rise, a $100 million lifestyle community on more than seven hectares in Gympie’s Southside, part of Queensland’s Greater Sunshine Coast.

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Ian Horswill

18 Aug 2025

Opinion

The gnarly problem of dementia in retirement villages

Dementia is no longer hidden in retirement villages. It is in plain sight for residents and Village Managers alike and the question now is: will operators open their eyes, or continue to bury their heads in the sand? The latest edition of SATURDAY laid out the scale of the challenge.

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Lauren Broomham

18 Aug 2025

Community Living

Land lease operator Serenitas shines in Mirvac FY25 result

Sydney-based property group Mirvac has posted a softer residential performance for the year to 30 June 2025, with a fall in settlements and lower gross profit margins seeing operating profit after tax slip to $474 million, down from $552 million in FY24.

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Ian Horswill

15 Aug 2025

Legal Issues

Broadlands appeals NSW South Coast land lease rejection

NSW land lease operator Broadlands will appeal to the Land and Environment Court after Eurobodalla Shire Council rejected its development application (DA) in May. Consultants Urbis told a public meeting that a revised plan is now on exhibition as part of the process. The meeting formed part of a social impact assessment by Urbis, which may be used in the appeal. The proposal was first presented to council officers in February 2023, with the DA lodged in March 2024.

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Ian Horswill

15 Aug 2025

Community Living

It took 11 years but Watermark Residences at Newgreens Chatswood is in a class of its own

The just opened 106 apartment retirement village is the cornerstone of the rebirth of Chatswood Golf Club and will be the go to measure of a great village/club partnership. It is testament to the vision of Watermark Living, joint venture investor Pariter and Alan Hall-Watson, Golf Club President.

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Ian Horswill

18 Aug 2025

Community Living

Dementia crisis in retirement villages: no clear process, resident safety at risk, no answers

“Dementia is galloping.” That was a blunt assessment from one Queensland retirement village resident at a recent meeting of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV). “Even younger people in their 70s are...

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Lauren Broomham

18 Aug 2025

Community Living

Embattled Lifestyle Communities delays FY25 financial results

Victorian land lease community operator Lifestyle Communities, which is appealing a tribunal ruling that struck out its Deferred Management Fee (DMF) clause, has pushed back the release of its FY25 financial results. Lifestyle Communities said the delay is to allow time to reassess the carrying value of its investment properties in light of the recent VCAT decision.

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Ian Horswill

15 Aug 2025

Community Living

Living Gems’ new COO revealed as $710M pipeline of land lease communities takes shape

Gold Coast-based Living Gems has unveiled a $710 million pipeline of three new land lease communities – alongside a leadership reshuffle that signals a new era for the Puljich family business.

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Ian Horswill

18 Aug 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

BaptistCare set to take over Sunrise Supported Living Tuncurry retirement village and home care service

The Not For Profit has agreed to take over Sunrise Supported Living’s Tuncurry retirement village and home care service on the NSW Mid North Coast, adding what the operator calls “a new and proven aged care alternative” to its portfolio.

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Ian Horswill

19 hours ago

Development

Catholic Healthcare launches final stage of McQuoin Park connected community in Sydney

Not For Profit Catholic Healthcare, along with construction partner Growthbuilt, celebrated the turning of the sod to commemorate the construction of the final 79 apartments of McQuion Park Retirement Village in Wahroonga, 18km northwest of Sydney’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

18 Aug 2025

Government Policy

RLC’s Daniel Gannon tells Economic Reform Roundtable: retirement system stuck in the past

Retirement Living Council Executive Director Daniel Gannon has told the Federal Economic Reform Roundtable that Australia’s retirement system is failing to keep pace with demographic and economic realities.

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Ian Horswill

19 hours ago

Community Living

Retirement village operator Keyton lifts profit to $146M in FY25

Keyton has reported a profit of $146 million for FY25, up 14.1% on the $128 million achieved the previous year, according to results released by part-owner Lendlease on Monday (18 August).

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Ian Horswill

20 hours ago

Sector Moves/People

Tomai Morris departs Retirement Living Council after seven years

Tomai Morris, the inaugural Retirement Living Council Commercial Director in 2023, has decided to leave after seven years’ service. “She has shaped, coordinated, grown and delivered six National Retirement Living Summits and seven National Retirement Living Award programs,“ said ED Daniel Gannon.

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Ian Horswill

18 Aug 2025